President of the United States Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Friday, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller reported. social network X .

According to him, he was told about this by three people familiar with the plans.

"This comes after two phone calls between the presidents last weekend, during which they discussed the sale of Tomahawk missiles and ways to end the war with Russia, and after a Ukrainian delegation began a week of talks with American counterparts in Washington," Miller wrote.

Trump and Zelenskyy negotiations

As UNIAN previously reported, on Saturday, October 11, Zelensky made a statement after a conversation with Trump. According to him, he congratulated the US president on the agreement for the Middle East. In addition, the Ukrainian leader said that his telephone conversation with Trump also concerned Ukraine, in particular, Zelensky informed the head of the White House about Russian attacks on our energy sector."We discussed the possibilities of strengthening our air defense and the agreements that we are preparing for this. There are good options, strong ideas on how to really strengthen us," he said.

At the same time, Axios, citing sources, wrote that the leaders also discussed the delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. However, the sources did not say whether a final decision had been made.

The very next day, October 12, Zelenskyy spoke with Trump again According to him, it was about"protecting life in our country, strengthening it - both in terms of air defense, and in terms of our resilience, and in terms of our long-range capability." They also talked about energy."President Trump is well informed about everything that is happening," the President of Ukraine emphasized.

In an interview with Fox News, which aired on the evening of October 12, Zelensky said, Did Trump approve the transfer of missiles? Tomahawk Ukraine."I am waiting for President Trump's decision. Yes, of course, we are counting on such decisions, but we will see," the President of Ukraine said. He also commented on his telephone conversation with Trump. According to him, the US President admitted that the situation in Ukraine is more complicated than in the Middle East.